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anonymous
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Posted on - 09/19/2011
What is the main difference between  Windows XP and Windows 7 considering the following things:-
1. Hard disk requirements
2. Security from maximum viruses and Spywares.
3. Most preferred features.
Windows XP and Windows 7
Hi,
In regards with your questions for the difference between Windows XP and Windows 7. Here are the following differences.
Features for Windows XP
As we all know that Windows XP was one of the successful Operating System used today that being released by the Microsoft Company. All the components and features of Windows XP were more comfortable and user friendly to the user. The features of WIndows XP of the previous Operating System were introduced as the ultimate file accessing speed increased when compared to previous Windows 98 version.
There were many concept of (BSOD) Blue Screen of Death, As Bill Gates demonstrated the Windows 98, he encountered BSOD that integrates an error that the operating system is not genuine and it is pirated version.
Windows XP Compatibility Hardware
Features of Windows 7
Windows 7 is one of the successful Operating System released by the Microsoft Company after the Windows XP being used today. As we all know that the Operating System for Windows 7 is very convenient to use unlike Windows Vista and It is the Operating System that Compared to Vista. It was a very good selling in the market right now. Recently Windows 7 has a lot of Graphical Components it has also commented that had most attractive Operating System of the Microsoft. Windows 7 is an Open Source Operating System, most of the people choose this Operating System because of the reliability factor.
The Graphic User Interface (GUI) of the said components are good in Windows 7 as the start-up and shutdown features are extremely fast. It has very fast Random Access Memory (RA<) during start-up. It proves the latest Motherboard and processors. There are also various of themes to be select to display on the desktop. The drivers for all hardware comes with the Operating System and there is no necessity for external driver components as Windows 7 has.
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Windows 7 Compatibility hardware
Windows XP and Windows 7
Hardware Requirements
Windows 7
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1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
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1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
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16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
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DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
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Music and sound require audio output
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
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Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device
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Sound card
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Speakers or headphones
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Windows XP
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Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)
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At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended)
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At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
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Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device
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Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600)or higher resolution
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Sound card
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Speakers or headphones
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Security
Windows 7 has many new and improved security and compliance features as listed in the chart above.
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Features
Windows Aero is one of the most notable features available in Windows 7. It is the default theme in Windows 7 and it offers a different kind of user experience while dealing with windows. One such feature is shown in the picture below.
